The City of Bloomington will need $10 million 3 years from now to improve the energy efficiency profile of its communities. Assume the city has a current surplus of $12 million that it can invest in a combination of stocks and bonds. How much will it need to invest today in order to have the desired amount in 3 years? Assume the average annual return on investment is 7%. $10 million $8.16 million $12.25 million
The City of Bloomington will need $10 million 3 years from now to improve the energy efficiency profile of its communities. Assume the city has a current surplus of $12 million that it can invest in a combination of stocks and bonds. How much will it need to invest today in order to have the desired amount in 3 years? Assume the average annual return on investment is 7%. $10 million $8.16 million $12.25 million
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![The City of Bloomington will need $10 million 3 years from now to improve the energy efficiency
profile of its communities. Assume the city has a current surplus of $12 million that it can invest in a
combination of stocks and bonds. How much will it need to invest today in order to have the desired
amount in 3 years? Assume the average annual return on investment is 7%.
$10 million.
$8.16 million
O $12.25 million](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F19122459-4c3e-4ffe-b0bd-47f6ec5be5ee%2F40108e32-2d19-41ee-8c04-2e2d812ff269%2Fbblc6qr_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The City of Bloomington will need $10 million 3 years from now to improve the energy efficiency
profile of its communities. Assume the city has a current surplus of $12 million that it can invest in a
combination of stocks and bonds. How much will it need to invest today in order to have the desired
amount in 3 years? Assume the average annual return on investment is 7%.
$10 million.
$8.16 million
O $12.25 million
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